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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Rei, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Inventors:
Daniel J. Brunner, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Randy Richardson, South Jordan, UT (US);
Robert Koontz, Herriman, UT (US);
Randall Johnson, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Alex Schumacher, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
REI, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 12/02 (2006.01); E21B 4/10 (2006.01); E21B 10/50 (2006.01); E21B 1/02 (2006.01); E21B 17/042 (2006.01); E21B 10/36 (2006.01); H01Q 1/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 4/10 (2013.01); E21B 1/02 (2013.01); E21B 10/36 (2013.01); E21B 10/50 (2013.01); E21B 17/0426 (2013.01); H01Q 1/523 (2013.01);
Abstract
An intelligent blast-hole drill bit that includes a housing embedded into a cavity in a bit body. A controller is disposed in the housing. An external antenna is disposed in the housing and coupled to the controller. An internal antenna is disposed in the housing and coupled to the controller. A wear transducer is disposed in the housing and coupled to the controller.